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<p>What types of engineering give you the most flexible skill-set to be involved in start-ups. </p>

<p>I assume its electrical engineering, but that is off of a hunch. Since I am not too interested in working in the corporate world for TOO long, I want to know what kind of engineering majors at say Georgia Tech will provide me with a fundamental knowledge over a field that is flexible and has growth?</p>

<p>I understand this is very subjective and that there is much more involved to being a founder than a degree or the theory in undergraduate courses, but generally speaking, electrical engineering is more apt at allowing you to be involved in most startups than say nursing or chemistry.</p>

<p>From industrial, electrical, materials, mechanical, biomedical, computer, and civil engineering which do you believe would assist most and why?</p>

<p>Thank you</p>

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<p>Computer Science/Engineering.</p>

<p>There is one reason for this: the capital required to create a product is $0 (I assume you already have a computer!). And the capital required to distribute a product is similarly tiny (if not $0).</p>

<p>The drawback is that it is a very hot and competitive field (for good reasons) due to a certain Mr. Zuckerberg making billions.</p>

<p>Obviously, you should major in whatever field you’re best in, cause if you’re not good at CS, you won’t be successful.
There are still tons of opportunities in EE, MechE, BioE, etc., and if you’re good you will exploit those opportunities.</p>